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Sr. Manager Creative Shoot & Production - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
London Hybrid 5-10 yrs exp Sporting Goods 68,427 employees
Creative productionProject managementBudget managementPeople leadershipCross-media production
Requirements
The role requires a proven track record in executing complex, end-to-end cross-media shoots on time and within budget. Candidates must possess strong leadership abilities, experience in managing production teams, and expertise in budget negotiation and vendor management.
Job Description
Senior Creative Shoot & Production Manager
We strive to be the world’s leading sports brand and we’re looking for pioneers and visionaries to help shape that journey. Sport never stands still and neither do we.
At adidas, you're not just getting a job; you're stepping into a role where your impact is global and your individuality is celebrated. Champions aren’t only found on the field. Join a brand where ambition, innovation, and teamplay fuel everything that we do.
We seek people who connect deeply with our brand and bring their passion to work every single day.
London
You’ll be joining our London hub in the heart of Farringdon, steps away from the iconic Hatton gardens and Leather Lane. Inside you’ll find a modern workspace with 12 showrooms, themed meeting rooms and inspiring creative spaces. Our multi-disciplinary team of 70+ adidas employees drive impact across Brand Marketing, Commercial and Business support functions.
What You’ll Do
You will manage and deliver internal and consumer-facing cross-media (print, digital, and TV) shoot and production solutions across all communications activation levels. You’ll act as a proven people leader, managing both internal and external producers while providing strategic input on Production Operations.
The Difference You Will Make
Success in this role means optimizing creative opportunities to deliver best-value, innovative, and integrated shoots—ensuring quality deliverables arrive on-time and within budget across geographical and category teams.
A Day In The Life
Our roles are highly competitive and we’re proud to invite the industry’s top talent to interview. Please review the criteria below and apply if you bring the following qualities.
We operate a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and the flexibility to work from home on the other 2 days. Beyond this, we offer a range of flexible working policies to support all personal circumstances.
What We’ll Do For You
Alongside a competitive salary we offer:
adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.
We strive to be the world’s leading sports brand and we’re looking for pioneers and visionaries to help shape that journey. Sport never stands still and neither do we.
At adidas, you're not just getting a job; you're stepping into a role where your impact is global and your individuality is celebrated. Champions aren’t only found on the field. Join a brand where ambition, innovation, and teamplay fuel everything that we do.
We seek people who connect deeply with our brand and bring their passion to work every single day.
London
You’ll be joining our London hub in the heart of Farringdon, steps away from the iconic Hatton gardens and Leather Lane. Inside you’ll find a modern workspace with 12 showrooms, themed meeting rooms and inspiring creative spaces. Our multi-disciplinary team of 70+ adidas employees drive impact across Brand Marketing, Commercial and Business support functions.
What You’ll Do
You will manage and deliver internal and consumer-facing cross-media (print, digital, and TV) shoot and production solutions across all communications activation levels. You’ll act as a proven people leader, managing both internal and external producers while providing strategic input on Production Operations.
The Difference You Will Make
Success in this role means optimizing creative opportunities to deliver best-value, innovative, and integrated shoots—ensuring quality deliverables arrive on-time and within budget across geographical and category teams.
A Day In The Life
- Lead small to large-scale Productions: Oversee leadership and creative execution for complex, cross-media shoots (print, digital, TV) from end-to-end.
- Manage Resources: Resource allocation, Identify resource gaps, assign daily shoot tasks, agencies management.
- Budget & Financial Oversight: Control production budgets, handle estimate reviews and negotiations, oversee costs, and manage shoot-related travel and expenses.
- Coordinate Operations & Logistics: Oversee timelines, business affairs (clearances and insurance), sample sourcing, talent/athlete attendance, and location/crew procurement.
- Support Strategic Directives: Align production strategies with Brand Marketing Operations to improve shoot efficiencies and scale production infrastructure.
Our roles are highly competitive and we’re proud to invite the industry’s top talent to interview. Please review the criteria below and apply if you bring the following qualities.
- A strong passion for our brand and products is essential.
- Proven track record in producing and executing complex, end-to-end cross-media shoots (print, digital, TV) on time and on budget.
- Strong leadership abilities with experience managing, training, and allocating work to executional producers.
- Expertise in end-to-end productions, including budget negotiation, procurement, talent/athlete handling, clearances, and vendor management.
We operate a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and the flexibility to work from home on the other 2 days. Beyond this, we offer a range of flexible working policies to support all personal circumstances.
What We’ll Do For You
Alongside a competitive salary we offer:
- A leading pension scheme
- An annual bonus
- An annual fitness allowance for gym membership or classes
- Generous employee discount
- Private medical insurance and health cash plan
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
- Access to educational resources to support development
- Regular opportunities to win tickets to sport and music events
adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.
Skills
Creative productionProject managementBudget managementPeople leadershipCross-media productionStrategic planningVendor managementResource allocationBusiness affairsLogisticsStakeholder managementMarketing operationsTeam leadershipCommunicationProblem solving
About adidas
Inspired by our heritage, our brand is rooted in sports and the culture born from it. Headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, we’re a global leader in the sporting goods industry, employing 62,035 worldwide.
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